Xi urges on search for blast survivors

Email|Print|Comments       twitter     facebook     Sina Microblog     reddit    

BEIJING, Nov. 22 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday asked for maximum effort in the search for survivors of an oil pipeline blast that killed at least 35 in east China's Shandong Province.

Xi asked local authorities to spare no effort to rescue the injured, find the cause of the accident and strengthen safety.

Premier Li Keqiang also urged local authorities to improve inspection and supervision and make sure safety procedures are followed.

With the authority of Xi and Li, a team led by State Councilor Wang Yong has been dispatched to direct rescue work.

The death toll stood at 35 and another 166 were listed as injured by 5:40 p.m.

A leaking pipeline caught fire and exploded on Friday morning in the coastal city of Qingdao in Shandong Province. The fire has been extinguished and the pipeline closed.

• Qingdao oil pipeline blast kills 35
• In pictures: Pipeline blast in E China
• Qingdao oil pipeline blast kills 22
• Fireworks factory blast kills 3, injures 7
• Blast in Kunming City leaves 2 dead, 2 injured
• 2 killed, 3 missing in NE China fireworks blast
• Plant blast kills six, injures six in Xinjiang
• 11 killed, 17 injured in factory blast in SW China
• No fataltites in Xi'an explosion

We Recommend

• Luxury-cars parade held in Dubai
• Special forces take tough training sessions
• Fire guts 22-storey Nigeria commercial building in Lagos
• Self-made farmer billionaire donates 69 villas at hometown
• A courier's crazy
  working day
• Severe drought hits China's largest freshwater lake
• Top 10 celebrity moms in China
• Weekly Sports Photos:
• Gingko leaves turn brilliant golden yellow in Beijing